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Archive for April, 2008

Babies Don’t Need Video Games

Twelve-month-olds tethered to TVs? Read about it at Refrigerator Art.

Are Video Games the Solution to Childhood Obesity?

Some video games promise to get kids off the couch. But do they really promote a healthier childhood? Weigh in at Refrigerator Art.

In the News at Snapshots

A new feature that will appear from time to time on my blog, Snapshots. I’ll provide a list of stories that should be of interest to Christians, with links to those stories. Take a look at the first In the News.

Food Dyes May Affect Kids

What, exactly, are those chemicals that tint everything from candy to yogurt? And can they really make kids hyper? Read about it at Refrigerator Art.

Human Suffering: How Can a Compassionate God Allow It?

A comment on my April 9 post questioned how a praise song could be sung at the end of a TV show focused on human suffering and humanitarian efforts to relieve it. For an open dialogue on this topic and to read a few ideas I’ve encountered while trying to understand this topic, visit Going […]

Blind 85-Year-Old Golfer Shoots Ace

Read about this amazing feat on Snapshots.

Clip From General Council in Indianapolis

See local TV coverage of last summer’s General Council in Indianapolis, on Snapshots.

Inclusion of “My Jesus” on American Idol

Looks like something influenced someone at American Idol to remove the censor on the song “Shout to the Lord” for last night’s show, permitting the original “My Jesus” lyric to be sung. Read more at Going Up?

100,000,000,000,000,000,000

Big numbers, and even bigger truths crop up in some unexpected places. Check out this week’s Out There post.

American Idol gets religious

Read an exclusive interview with Darlene Zscech, writer of “Shout to the Lord,” the song sung by the “Idol” contestants on Wednesday night’s special “Idol Gives Back.” Click.

Buy American?

Going to stores these days, it’s difficult to find much made in the USA. With our penchant for inexpensive consumer goods, have we sold our economic future to the rest of the world? See Midlife Musings.

Russian Doomsday Cult Fails to Predict the End

The latest attempt at dating the end is documented at Snapshots. Also included, accounts of others who failed. Read it here.

“Shout to the Lord” on Tonight’s “American Idol”

Read more at Going Up?

James K. Bridges Resources Online

James K. Bridges, who recently completed 15 years as general treasurer of the Assemblies of God, has written often for AG publications. Many of these are available online. Click here to access the list of Bro. Bridges’ writings, as well as articles that feature him.

D’oh!

See why we’re talking about The Simpsons.

Navy Chief of Chaplains Appears on TPExtra Podcast

Part 1 of an interview by Ken Horn with Rear Admiral Robert Burt, an ordained minister of the Open Bible Churches who has the distinction of serving as the Navy Chief of Chaplains, is now available on our podcast site. Click here to listen.
See also “High-seas ministry” with Chaplain Burt in the April 13, 2008 […]

In the Mail

We get lots of mail. In my new series, “In the Mail,” I will share some of those letters from time to time. See Snapshots for the first installment.

Water

Water is in the news. Read about contaminated water, bottled water, and the water of life at Snapshots.

Fishy

How do you react when you see a fish symbol on the bumper of the car in front of you, especially if the driver cut you off in traffic? Los Angeles Times columnist Jonah Goldberg recently considered different groups’ use of the fish silhouette, and that got Scott Harrup to thinking. Read more here at […]

The Water Rant

Researchers now say drinking eight, eight ounce glasses of water a day might not be as beneficial as once believed. For years, it has been widely held that by drinking at least 64 ounces of water each day, a person could improve his or her skin and flush toxins out of his or her body. […]

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